Meenakshi Natarajan Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Gray
Politics
Political Party	Indian National Congress
Political Journey	• In 1990s: Joined student politics through National Students' Union of India (NSUI) • In 1999: Became National President of the NSUI • In 2002: Appointed as the President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress • In 2009: Won the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat • From 2009 to 2014: Served as Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok sabha • In 2014: Contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat • In 2019: Re-contested unsuccessfully from the Mandsaur Lok Sabha Seat • In 2025: Appointed as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Telangana • In 2026: Nominated by Congress for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh; however, her nomination rejected
Personal Life
Date of Birth	23 July 1973 (Monday)
Age (as of 2026)	53 Years
Birthplace	Birlagram Nagda, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Nagda, Madhya Pradesh
College/University	• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore • Government Holkar Science College, Indore
Educational Qualification(s)	• A bachelor's degree in Law • A master's degree in Biochemistry
Religion	Hinduism
Address	80-81 Yash Nagar, Mandsour, Madhya Pradesh
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- A. R. Natarajan Mother- Uma Natarajan
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mahindra Bolero
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Moveable Assets: • Cash: Rs 45 Thousand • Deposits in Bank: Rs 53 Lakh • Insurance Policies: Rs 3 Lakh • Jewellery: Rs 3 Lakh
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 67 Lakh (as of 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Meenakshi Natarajan

• Meenakshi Natarajan was born and raised in a Tamil family, in Birlagram Nagda, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

• While studying at Devi Ahilya University, Ratlam, she started her political career after joining National Students’ Union of India.

• In 1999, Meenakshi became the National President of NSUI. She held the position until 2002.

• In 2002, Natarajan was appointed as the President of the Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress, where she worked on strengthening the Congress youth organization across Madhya Pradesh. She served the post until 2005.

• In 2008, Indian National Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, appointed her as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary.

• She was among the first young Congress leaders chosen by Rahul Gandhi to help in strengthening and reorganizing the party in Madhya Pradesh.

• In 2009, Rahul Gandhi personally chose her to contest the Lok Sabha election from Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. In the election she defeated BJP leader Laxminarayan Pander, who had represented the constituency multiple time and had been winning the elections for decades.

• She won the election by more than 30, 000 votes and become one of the notable winning Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh that year.

• As an MP, Meenakshi served as a Member of the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

• In 2014, Natarajan lost the Mandsaur Lok Sabha election to Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Sudhir Gupta by more than 3 Lakh votes.

• For the election she was chosen as the Congress candidate through an internal primary system introduced by Rahul Gandhi. However, fellow Congress leader, Surendra Sethi alleged that the selection process was unfair.
  

  Meenakshi Natarajan with Rahul Gandhi

• In 2019, she again defeated in the Lok Sabha election from Sudhir Gupta.

• Despite not returning to the parliament, she continued to hold important organisational responsibilities with-in the Congress party.

• Later, she was appointed as President of the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sangathan.

• In February 2025, Meenakshi Natarajan was appointed as the All India Congress Committee in-charge for Telangana.

• In June 2026, Meenakshi Natarajan came into news after she was chosen by the Congress as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh. However, her nomination was rejected during the scrutiny process by election officials.
  

  Meenakshi Natarajan, while submitting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections

• The objection against her nomination was raised by BJP leaders, who alleged that she had not disclosed details of a pending court case in Telangana in her 2026 Rajya Sabha election affidavit.

• After her nomination was rejected many Congress leaders launched protests and accused Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to prevent the Congress party from contesting the Rajya Sabha election. Congress senior leader K.C. Venugopal, protested outside the Election Commission office, New Delhi.
  

  Congress party workers protesting in front of the Election Commission’s office after Meenakshi Natrajan’s nomination rejected by the Election Commission, in Bhopal

• Congress party’s Madhya Pradesh in-charge, Harish Chaudhary claimed that no criminal case has been filed against Meenakshi Natarajan. He also accused the BJP of raising such issues to harass her. He added that, Natarajan had only received a show-cause notice from the court and that it was not required to be mentioned in the nomination affidavit.

• The Congress party submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission after Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination was rejected and requested a report from the Returning Officer regarding the controversy.

• Along with her political career, Meenakshi Natarajan is also an author and has written books, including “1857- Bhartiya Paripeksh” and the novel “Apne-Apne Kurukshetra.”